Welcome to Wicked Rae's
Seattle's Creative Community for Connection, Team Building, Women's Gatherings & Experiential Wellness
Wicked Rae's is a mother-daughter, woman-owned Seattle creative studio and community space where people come to reconnect with themselves, each other, and what it means to feel fully alive.
Who We Serve
Wicked Rae's was created for people looking for more than another night out.
We serve women looking for friendship and community, LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking welcoming spaces, corporate teams wanting authentic team building experiences, parents looking for memorable family activities, and people simply searching for fun things to do in Seattle.
Some people find us while planning a birthday party, girls' night, date night, baby shower, bachelorette party, family outing, or corporate retreat.
Others find us because they're burned out, disconnected, overwhelmed, or craving more creativity and human connection.
Most people are looking for a little of both.
Why We Exist
Life can get heavy..
Work, stress, caregiving, responsibilities, expectations, and endless to-do lists can make people forget what it feels like to play, connect, and simply enjoy being alive.
We built Wicked Rae's to create something different.
A place where people can laugh until their stomach hurts, make memories with people they love, try something new, celebrate life's milestones, and reconnect with themselves and each other.
Whether you're celebrating something exciting or simply trying to survive a hard season, our goal is the same:
Help you leave feeling more alive than when you arrived.
Creating a Place to Belong
Humans need more than work and home.
We need places where friendships grow, conversations happen naturally, creativity is encouraged, and people feel welcome exactly as they are.
That's what we're building at Wicked Rae's.
A creative community where women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, teams, friends, and neighbors can gather, create, celebrate, and connect.
No pressure. Just space.
Just real people sharing real experiences together.
Our Vision
Wicked Rae's is growing into something much larger than an art studio.
Today, we offer a transformative experience that activates five neurobiological pathways simultaneously that helps people release what's stuck.
Tomorrow, we're building an interdisciplinary creative practice where psychology, movement, design, art, education, sustainable manufacturing, hospitality, and community come together.
Our vision includes:
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Mobile experiences around the world: Bringing Therapeutic Guided Splatter to communities everywhere
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Leadership and organizational development programs: Using embodied practices to help teams and organizations come alive
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A café centered around nourishment, conversation, and belonging: A space where people can gather, connect, and be nourished
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Clothing designed for bodies that deserve beautiful things: Thoughtfully designed pieces for plus-size bodies and all bodies
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Eco-friendly professional paints: Designed for artists, educators, and facilitators who care about the world they're creating in
Different expressions. One philosophy: Help people reconnect with what it means to be human.
Meet the Humans (and Dog) Behind Wicked Rae's
Meet
Jules McVey
Co-Founder, CEO, Clinical Visionary, Sleep Medicine Expert + Organizational Psychologist + Firefighter + Artist + Mother
Jules' career has been defined by one central question: What helps humans come alive?
She's searched for the answer through art, neuroscience, emergency medicine, organizational psychology, firefighting, sleep medicine, leadership, and thousands of conversations with people navigating grief, burnout, joy, trauma, healing, and change.
Each discipline taught her something. None of them told the whole story. So she started looking at what happens when you put the pieces together.
That's where Wicked Rae's was born.
Jules' Credentials & Experience
Education:
M.S. Psychology (Organizational Psychology emphasis), PhD(c) Industrial & Organizational Psychology, B.S. Social Sciences (Communication Studies, Gender Studies)
Clinical Sleep Medicine (20 years):
Clinical Director, training physicians, fellows, clinical staff, and patients in nervous system regulation. Opened sleep labs across the US (federal and private sector). Managed clinical teams. Created policies and training protocols. Deep expertise in nervous system dysregulation, circadian rhythm disorders, and the neuroscience of sleep and wakefulness. Worked with patients experiencing severe anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout.
Wildland & Structural Firefighting (Permanent BLM):
Responded to wildland fires, structural fires, car accidents, and emergency medical situations. Trained in high-stress decision-making, crisis management, and embodied presence under extreme conditions. Understands nervous system activation, trauma response, and resilience in real-time. Learned what happens to the human body and mind under extreme stress.
Organizational Psychology:
Designed human experiences and organizational systems for more than 10 years. Understands group dynamics, nervous system regulation in teams, and how to create conditions for transformation. Written organizational frameworks for US federal government, educational institutions, healthcare centers, non-profits, and tech companies (Microsoft, Meta).
Artist & Actor:
Started in Hollywood at 16 as an artist and actor. Understands creative expression, embodied presence, and the power of play. Uses art as a tool for nervous system regulation and human connection.
What Jules Brings to Wicked Rae's
A Rare Combination:
Most therapists don't have clinical sleep medicine expertise. Most doctors don't have firefighting experience. Most firefighters don't have organizational psychology credentials. Most artists don't have clinical neuroscience training. Jules has all of it. This is her superpower; that and she loves to play and get people laughing. This is what makes Wicked Rae's different.
Jules' Philosophy: What Helps Humans Come Alive?
Jules has spent her career asking one question: What helps humans come alive?
She's learned that humans need more than talk. They need to move. They need to create. They need to feel safe in their bodies. They need community. They need permission to be fully present - with themselves and each other.
She's learned that trauma lives in the nervous system, not just the mind. That burnout is a nervous system dysregulation. That anxiety is the body trying to protect you. That the path to healing isn't through more thinking - it's through embodied release, nervous system reset, and reconnection with freedom.
She's learned that when you combine heat + movement + creative expression + music + community (and a few things more), something shifts. The nervous system finally relaxes. The body finally releases what it's been holding. The mind finally quiets. And people remember what it feels like to be alive.
That's what Therapeutic Guided Splatter is.
It's not talk therapy. It's not another wellness app. It's not a passive experience. It's an active, embodied, multi-sensory intervention designed by someone who understands the nervous system from every angle - clinical, emergency, organizational, and creative.
Meet
Oakley Rae
Co-Founder + Chief Creative Officer + Master Fabricator + Prop Mastermind + Forensic Psychologist in Training + Daughter
Oakley is a creative mastermind, and a fabricator. She sees possibilities where others see leftovers. A discarded object becomes a sculpture. A blank wall becomes an immersive environment. A pile of supplies becomes a transformative experience.
Oakley's work goes beyond making beautiful things. She's interested in how the things we create make people feel.
A discarded object can become a sculpture.
A blank wall can become an environment.
A pile of supplies can become an experience.
Her long-term vision extends beyond the studio: a café centered around nourishment and community, thoughtfully designed clothing for plus-size bodies, and immersive environments that help people feel more at home in their own lives.
Different mediums. Same question:
How can what I create help someone feel more at home in their own life - and in their own body?
Meet
Bones Fish
Co-Founder + Chief Morale Officer + Best Friend Forever + Treat Tester
Bones is an 11-year-old English Foxhound who has been Oakley's shadow since she was small.
He's traveled the country, survived blizzards, camped beneath redwoods, and endured questionable dress-up sessions.
He supervises every workshop, greets every human like they're already part of the pack, and has never once questioned whether it's appropriate to nap during a staff meeting.
Bones reminds us of something humans tend to forget:
You don't have to earn your right to be here.
Be present.
Be curious.
Play when you can.
Stay close to your people.
And always accept the snack.
Bones is the soul of Wicked Rae’s.
Thank You to Our Community
Every time you book with us, you're not just booking a splatter session - you're supporting a mother-daughter business built on love, chaos, and real purpose.
We're honored every single day to serve our customers and create sacred spaces where women and the LGBTQIA+ communities can laugh without apology, connect without judgment, bond without pretense, and heal without shame.
Your bookings. Your referrals. Your trust. They keep us going.
They let us offer sliding-scale sessions to those who need them most. They let us say yes to the teen who can't afford therapy but needs to scream into color. They let us hold space for the postpartum parent at 2AM when the world feels too heavy. They let us build something that actually matters.
You're not just a customer - you're part of the Wicked Rae's family. And we see you. We're grateful for you. Every single day.
Thank you for letting us do this work.
Jules, Oakley, and Bones